Norway road agency buys safety vests for tourists

Tourists driving through scenic Lofoten will often stop at dangerous spots to take photos.

Tourists journeying by car through beautiful places will often stop to take photos, often at dangerous spots. In an effort to improve safety, Norway’s public roads administration Statens vegvesen has ordered 800 safety vests to give to car rental companies in the scenic and ever-popular Lofoten area.

The agency is worried that the increasing numbers of tourists in the region stop their cars “anywhere” to snap a photo.

“They often stop in places that are not easy to see, and when everyone in the car gets out to take photographs, dangerous situations for traffic can result,” Jørn Simonsen, the administration’s department director tells broadcaster NRK.